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BSB  ⇔ I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness.
⇔ I saw your fathers as the firstfruits
⇔ of the fig tree in its first season.
 ⇔ But they went to Baal-peor,
⇔ and consecrated themselves to Shame;
 ⇔ so they became as detestable
⇔ as the thing they loved.

OEB I found Israel
 ⇔ like finding grapes in the wilderness.
 ⇔ I saw your ancestors
 ⇔ like they were the first fruit on a fig tree,
 ⇔ but as soon as they came to Baal-peor,
 ⇔ they consecrated themselves to shamefulness,
 ⇔ and became as abominable as the object of their love.

WEB I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness.
⇔ I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season;
⇔ but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing,
⇔ and became abominable like that which they loved.

NET When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness.
 ⇔ I viewed your ancestors like an early fig on a fig tree in its first season.
 ⇔ Then they came to Baal-Peor and they dedicated themselves to shame –
 ⇔ they became as detestable as what they loved.

LSV As grapes in a wilderness I found Israel,
As the first-fruit in a fig tree, at its beginning, I have seen your fathers,
They have gone in [to] Ba‘al-Peor,
And are separated to a shameful thing,
And have become abominable like their love.

FBV When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your forefathers it was like seeing early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they gave themselves over to that shameful idol, becoming as filthy as the filthy thing they loved.[fn]

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T4T  ⇔ Yahweh says, “When I first started to do things to help Israel,
⇔ it seemed to me as though [SIM] I had found grapes in the desert.
 ⇔ Your ancestors were delightful,
⇔ like [SIM] the first figs that grow on fig trees each year.
 ⇔ But when they came to Peor Mountain,
⇔ they worshiped that disgusting idol Baal,
⇔ and they became as disgusting as the idol that they loved.

LEB  •  I found Israel. •  Like early ripened fruit on the fig tree in the first season,[fn] •  I saw your ancestors.[fn] •  They themselves came to Baal Peor, •  and they consecrated themselves to shame. •  And they became detestable things, •  like[fn]

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BBE I made discovery of Israel as of grapes in the waste land; I saw your fathers as the first-fruits of the fig-tree in her early fruit time; but they came to Baal-peor, and made themselves holy to the thing of shame, and became disgusting like that to which they gave their love.

MOF  ⇔ Like grapes in the wold I came on Israel;
 ⇔ like first-ripe figs, I viewed your fathers gladly.
 ⇔ But when they came to Baal-pĕor,
 ⇔ they devoted themselves to Baal the Infamous,
 ⇔ became as loathsome as the thing they loved.

JPS I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at her first season; but so soon as they came to Baal-peor, they separated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became detestable like that which they loved.

ASV I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.

DRA I found Israel like grapes in the desert, I saw their fathers like the firstfruits of the fig tree in the top thereof: but they went in to Beelphegor, and alienated themselves to that confusion, and became abominable, as those things were, which they loved.

YLT As grapes in a wilderness I found Israel, As the first-fruit in a fig-tree, at its beginning, I have seen your fathers, They — they have gone in [to] Baal-Peor, And are separated to a shameful thing, And are become abominable like their love.

DBY I found Israel as grapes in the wilderness; as first-ripe fruit on the fig-tree, I saw your fathers at the beginning: they went to Baal-Peor, and separated themselves unto that shame, and became abominations like their lover.

RV I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.

WBS I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig-tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves to that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

KJB I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
  (I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved. )

BB I founde Israel like grapes in the wildernesse, & sawe their fathers as the first ripe in ye figge tree at her first season: but they went to Baal Peor, & seperated them selues to that shame, and became as abhominable as their louers.
  (I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, and saw their fathers as the first ripe in ye/you_all fig tree at her first season: but they went to Baal Peor, and seperated themselves to that shame, and became as abhominable as their louers.)

GNV I found Israel like grapes in the wildernes: I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the figge tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-Peor, and separated themselues vnto that shame, and their abominations were according to their louers.
  (I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness: I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-Peor, and separated themselves unto that shame, and their abominations were according to their louers. )

CB I fande Israel like grapes in the wildernes, & sawe their fathers as the first fyges in ye toppe of ye fyge tre. But they are gone to Baal Peor, & runne awaie fro me to yt shamefull Idoll, & are become as abhominable as their louers
  (I fande Israel like grapes in the wildernes, and saw their fathers as the first fyges in ye/you_all toppe of ye/you_all fig tre. But they are gone to Baal Peor, and runne awaie from me to it shamefull Idoll, and are become as abhominable as their louers)

WYC Y foond Israel as grapis in desert, Y siy the fadris of hem as the firste applis of a fige tree, in the cop therof; but thei entriden to Belfegor, and weren alienyd in confusioun, and thei weren maad abhomynable as tho thingis whiche thei louyden.
  (I found Israel as grapis in desert, I saw the fathers of them as the first applis of a fig tree, in the cop therof; but they entered to Belfegor, and were alienyd in confusioun, and they were made abhomynable as tho things which they lovedn.)

LUT Ich fand Israel in der Wüste wie Trauben und sah eure Väter wie die ersten Feigen am Feigenbaum; aber hernach gingen sie zu Baal-Peor und gelobten sich dem schändlichen Abgott und wurden ja so greulich als ihre Buhlen.
  (I fand Israel in the Wüste like Trauben and saw your Väter like the ersten Feigen in/at/on_the Feigenbaum; but hernach gingen they/she/them to Baal-Peor and gelobten itself/yourself/themselves to_him schändlichen Abgott and became ja so greulich als ihre Buhlen.)

CLV Quasi uvas in deserto inveni Israël, quasi prima poma ficulneæ in cacumine ejus vidi patres eorum: ipsi autem intraverunt ad Beelphegor, et abalienati sunt in confusionem, et facti sunt abominabiles sicut ea quæ dilexerunt.
  (Quasi uvas in deserto inveni Israël, as_if the_first poma ficulneæ in cacumine his I_saw patres eorum: ipsi however intraverunt to Beelphegor, and abalienati are in confusionem, and facti are abominabiles like ea which dilexerunt. )

BRN I found Israel as grapes in the wilderness, and I saw their fathers as an early watchman in a fig-tree: they went in to Beel-phegor, and were shamefully estranged, and the abominable became as the beloved.

BrLXX Ὡς σταφυλὴν ἐν ἐρήμῳ εὗρον τὸν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ὡς σκοπὸν ἐν συκῇ πρώϊμον πατέρας αὐτῶν εἶδον· αὐτοὶ εἰσῆλθον πρὸς τὸν Βεελφεγὼρ, καὶ ἀπηλλοτριώθησαν εἰς αἰσχύνην, καὶ ἐγένοντο οἱ ἐβδελυγμένοι ὡς οἱ ἠγαπημένοι.
  (Hōs stafulaʸn en eraʸmōi heuron ton Israaʸl, kai hōs skopon en sukaʸ prōimon pateras autōn eidon; autoi eisaʸlthon pros ton Beʼelfegōr, kai apaʸllotriōthaʸsan eis aisⱪunaʸn, kai egenonto hoi ebdelugmenoi hōs hoi aʸgapaʸmenoi. )